Course code InfT1030

Credit points 3

Informatics

Total Hours in Course81

Number of hours for lectures8

Number of hours for seminars and practical classes24

Independent study hours49

Date of course confirmation19.10.2011

Responsible UnitInstitute of Computer Systems and Data Science

Course developer

author lect.

Ilona Odziņa

Mg. sc. ing.

Course abstract

The acquired skills and ability in the study course students will apply in the research work: in writing and editing term papers and Qualification paper. The students obtain knowledge about preparing big documents with the software of text processing, get skills in formatting styles, creating captions, cross references, indexes. The students work with spreadsheet processor: use it for different calculations, data aggregating and creating charts.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge of the latest Office of business programs and their use for different tasks, as well as the calculation performance for the collection of information, processing, presentation of the results of the analysis, a large amount of document creation and presentation. Skills - apply text editor a lot of with the documentation, using the program’s methods and tools; use a spreadsheet for processing of economic research data, calculations, data collection and diagram creating. Competence - use of the latest information technology in support of business: get yourself, select and analyze information and use it and display.

Compulsory reading

1. Dukulis I. Apgūsim jauno Excel!: Microsoft Office Excel 2003. Rīga: Turība, 2007. 173 p.
2. Žemaitis V. Microsoft Word: no iesācēja līdz lietpratējam: mācību līdzeklis. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2007. 164 lpp.
3. Rijkure T. Teksta redaktors Microsoft Word. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2007. 64 lpp.
4. Dukulis I. Apgūsim jauno Word! Microsoft Office Word 2003. Rīga: Turība, 2005. 166 lpp.

Further reading

1. Microsoft Office 2003 [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 12.04.0212.]. Pieejams: http://office.microsoft.com/lv-lv/training/HA102262291062.aspx - Microsoft izstrādāta apmācība ar MS Office 2003 programmām.
2. Microsoft Office [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 12.04.0212.]. Pieejams: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/msoffice/